Metz Corporation's Variable Overhead Is Applied on the Basis of Direct

question 89

Essay

Metz Corporation's variable overhead is applied on the basis of direct labor-hours. The standard cost card for product M70T specifies 7.7 direct labor-hours per unit of M70T. The standard variable overhead rate is $6.30 per direct labor-hour. During the most recent month, 400 units of product M70T were made and 3,000 direct labor-hours were worked.
The actual variable overhead incurred was $18,000.
Required:
a. What was the variable overhead rate variance for the month?
b. What was the variable overhead efficiency variance for the month?

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Definitions:

Treasury Stock

Refers to shares that were issued and later reacquired by the issuing corporation, reducing the amount of outstanding stock on the open market.

Capital Gains

The increase in value of an asset or investment above its purchase price, realized upon the sale of the asset.

Treasury Stock

Treasury stock refers to shares that were once in circulation but have been bought back by the issuing company and held in its own treasury.

Contra

A term used in accounting to describe accounts that have an opposite effect on the account they are related to, used to reduce the balance of the original account.